[ad_1] Here we are again in America. Another school shooting. I remember watching the events of Columbine play out after I left school that day. We didn’t have 24/7 access to the internet back then, so we watched it all unravel on the national news. It was not the first school shooting, as we have

[ad_1] Peter D. Kramer  |  New York State Team Haverstraw vigil honors victims of Buffalo mass shooting Prayers, remarks, and the reading of the names of the victims were part of a vigil in Haverstraw Monday honoring the victims of the Buffalo shooting. Seth Harrison/lohud After a bloody May that saw mass killings in a

[ad_1] President Biden, fresh from his visit to Uvalde, Texas, a day earlier, called on “rational” Senate Republicans on Monday to nudge lawmakers toward a deal on gun restrictions as the tragic deaths of 19 students and two teachers continue to move the nation.  On Sunday, Biden promised Uvalde residents that he would move to

[ad_1] “Find the cost of freedomBuried in the groundMother Earth will swallow youLay your body down” After hearing the news of yet another elementary school massacre, these lyrics written by Stephen Stills kept rattling in my head over and over again. The song was originally the B side of a single of the Vietnam protest

[ad_1] Deadly Ideas On January 6, after hiding as the Capitol was attacked, and Officer Brian Sicknick was dying, Lee Zeldin emerged from his safe haven, joined his MAGA squad, and refused to certify the election of President Joe Biden. He does not represent the 1st Congressional District honorably or effectively, and has spent his

[ad_1] As a national holiday, Memorial Day is meant to bring us together. Even if we differ on the politics that led our country into the many wars the U.S. has fought over the years, I can appreciate my neighbors who raise a flag, hands on hearts, at the veterans’ memorial at the local park.

[ad_1] Republican lawmakers across the country advanced dozens of gun-related bills this year to roll back firearm restrictions or challenge federal regulations — efforts that have come under scrutiny in light of recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas. In particular, state legislators have focused efforts on passing legislation that would allow

[ad_1] On May 27, the Tribune published 12 letters regarding the slaying of 19 grammar school students and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas. Each of the letters had a different slant regarding how our politicians have reacted and what potential solutions could prevent future comparable events from occurring. None of the letters put the responsibility

[ad_1] The U.S. Capitol on April 27, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File) The Anchorage Daily News asked candidates for U.S. House running in the special primary election to answer a series of questions. Read all of their responses here. What do you think should be done by the federal government to address mass

[ad_1] The former president said the shooting in Uvalde, which also claimed the lives of two teachers, was no reason for stricter gun laws. “The existence of evil in our world is not a reason to disarm law-abiding citizens,” he told the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Houston.  Instead, he called for at least

[ad_1] Following yet another horrific school massacre—in which the lives of numerous children, teachers, and their families in Uvalde, Texas were destroyed by an 18-year-old wielding a pair of AR-15s—legal experts are warning that the U.S. Supreme Court’s right-wing majority is likely to soon make the nation’s gun violence crisis even worse. At issue is

[ad_1] American gun owners have condemned the National Rifle Association in a series of scathing tweets after a school shooting that saw 19 children killed. Thousands of gun owners across America have called for stricter gun laws on Twitter as the National Rifle Association began their annual three-day convention. The hashtag #GunOwnersForSafety was trending on

[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump on Friday said that the gunman who murdered 21 people at a Texas elementary school is “damned” to “burn in the fires of hell” as he read aloud each victim’s name to a tolling bell. Trump blasted shooter Salvador Ramos, 18, while speaking to a National Rifle Association convention in

[ad_1] SCHUYLERVILLE — As the debate over gun control heats up following back-to-back mass shootings, the industry has a spokesman with unparalleled access to U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, the No. 3 Republican in the House: her husband. Matthew Manda works as the manager of public affairs for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, based in Newtown,

[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions load Texas’s two senators — Ted Cruz and John Cornyn — have similar positions on gun legislation. Both have received “A+” ratings from the National Rifle Association’s political arm. Both have opposed efforts to tighten restrictions on firearms, including the banning of assault rifles and the limiting of high-capacity magazine

[ad_1] Because we have a Democratic governor who once earned an A+ from the NRA while serving as a state legislator and as governor watered down the only gun safety initiative she was willing to sign (even gun rights groups endorsed it after deeming it basically useless) being challenged by a former Republican governor who

[ad_1] In Texas, where guns are already a deeply ingrained part of the cultural landscape, a powerful political force is helping to stifle regulations aimed at limiting access to high-powered firearms. The National Rifle Association (NRA) is one of America’s most powerful lobbying groups, spending nearly $5m last year to expand gun rights while limiting

[ad_1] BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – 25 states have made it legal to carry a concealed firearm without a permit, and Louisiana could be next. A background check is all that’s required to buy a gun in Louisiana, and an owner can legally carry it in public as long as it’s visible. However, if the

[ad_1] A January study from Everytown for Gun Safety analyzing gun laws around the country ranked Utah in the bottom half of all states based on the strength of its gun statutes. Comparing laws from every state, the study placed Utah 37th on its list, finding that it “lacks every foundational gun violence prevention law

[ad_1] NC Legislature has focused on fewer gun laws. Updated: 9:30 AM EDT May 26, 2022 Hide Transcript Show Transcript REPORT: NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICANS HAVE WORKED HARD TO ELIMINATE GUN LAWS, NOT ADD NEW ONES. CANDIDATES RAISE A LOT OF MOYNE AND WIN ELECTIONS PROMISING TO PROTECT 2ND AMENDMENT RIGHTS GUN RIGHTS’ ADVOCATES OOSPP LAWS

[ad_1] “On issues like Roe v. Wade and school shootings, and the Buffalo massacre, independents will gravitate sharply away from the Republican position,” Gyory said. “Now you have the Republicans in a dilemma of having a disconnect between what’s popular in their primary and what they would need to win a general election.” Even so,

[ad_1] TOPEKA, (KSNT)— After a school shooting that killed 19 kids and 2 adults in Uvalde, Texas, Kansas activist groups are calling on lawmakers to take action. LaTonya Boyd, a Topeka-based volunteer with the state’s Moms Demand Action chapter, is hoping lawmakers at the federal and state level will focus on passing bills to address

[ad_1] People mourn outside of the Civic Center following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images) At least 19 children and two adults were murdered by an 18-year-old male using a military-style assault weapon at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday afternoon.

[ad_1] US president Joe Biden said it was time to “turn this pain into action” and change gun laws following the horrific mass shooting at a Texas elementary school that killed at least 21 people. “Why are we willing to live with this carnage?” a visibly emotional Biden said. “Where in God’s name is our

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[ad_1] In 2014, after a mass shooting in California, The Onion ran a story headlined “‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens.” I think of that headline after every mass shooting, including today’s horrifying one at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Every country has murderous lunatics, yet only ours

[ad_1] (MENAFN– The Conversation) On February 14, in Parkland, Florida, 17 teachers and students were shot dead at their school by an estranged student armed with a high-powered, military-style rifle. Mass shootings at places of learning in the US are, sadly, not uncommon . On this occasion, however, the backlash against the political establishment has

[ad_1] The gun lobby, led by the National Rifle Association (NRA), pursues a number of different policies in state legislatures across the country and in Congress, including eliminating permit requirements for concealed carry; expanding locations where guns may be carried; weakening regulation of the gun industry; and overriding duly enacted state laws that limit gun